Read our monthly update on VFACTS new car sales results.
- VFACTS: New Car Sales Insights September 2026
- Weekly Market Update 19th October 2026
- Weekly Market Update 12th October 2026
- Weekly Market Update 5th October 2026
New Car Sales
- September 2026 recorded 102,924 new car sales in Australia, as reported by VFACTS.
- New car sales increased 1% compared to September 2025.
- Sales remained same across most states, except NT experiencing a drop at -9% YoY and TAS growing 6% YoY.
- Electric sales saw a sharp rise by +164% YoY in September 2026.
- Petrol sales plummeted by -27% YoY, while PHEV vehicle sales surged by +125% YoY in September 2026.
New Car Sales Trends
The top 5 models with the greatest increases so far in 2026 are:
- BYD Sealion 7 (+11,481 units)
- Omoda Jaecoo J5 (+11,193 units)
- Zeekr 7X (+10,747 units)
- Geely EX5 (+9,730 units)
- BYD Atto 2 (+8,673 units)
The bottom 5 models with the greatest decreases so far in 2026 are:
- Mitsubishi ASX (-7,085 units)
- Toyota Prado (-6,175 units)
- Toyota Landcruiser PU/CC (-5,997 units)
- GWM Cannon 4X4 (-5,109 units)
- Ford Ranger 4X4 (-4,134 units)
The top segment increases so far in 2026 compared to 2025 are:
- People Movers > $70K (+46%)
- SUV Medium > $65K (+40%)
- Medium < $60K (+34%)
- Light (+23%)
- SUV Medium < $65K (+19%)
Conversely, some of the largest decreases are:
- Light Buses < 20 Seats (-82%)
- Light Buses => 20 Seats (-43%)
- Large > $70K (-33%)
- Sports < $90K (-32%)
- Upper Large > $100K (-31%)
Sales by Import Country
- Sales of imported vehicles from China continue to rise with an increase of 118,543 units compared to 2025
- Sales of imported vehicles from India have made quite an impression in September 2026 with an increase of 392 units compared to 2025
- Sales of imported vehicles from Japan seeing the largest decrease of 54,342 units compared to 2025
- Sales of imported European vehicles continue to see declines
Features
- Search by Rego or VIN to retrieve a valuation
- Auction and retail valuations for cars up to 15 years old
- Valuations mileage adjusted per user input
- Each search returns 3 valuations to reveal variation in vehicle condition
- Available on desktop, mobile device or API
Stats
- Used by 100+ Corporate customers
- Over 12 million completed valuations
- 400,000+ valuations per month
- Less than 5 seconds to valuation
- Over $175 billion of assets valued
- 60,000+ unique car variants searched
